anthropoid
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θrəˌpɔɪd adjective
1.
resembling humans.
2.
belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, characterized by a relatively flat face, dry nose, small immobile ears, and forward-facing eyes, comprising humans, apes, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys. Compare prosimian.
noun
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anthropoid (ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | resembling man |
| 2. | resembling an ape; apelike |
| 3. | of or relating to the suborder Anthropoidea |
| —n | |
| 4. | Compare prosimian any primate of the suborder Anthropoidea, including monkeys, apes, and man |
| anthro'poidal | |
| —adj | |
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Anthropoid
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
anthropoid
"manlike," c.1837, from anthropo- + '-iod. As a noun, attested from 1832 (the Gk. noun in this sense was anthropion).
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Medical Dictionary
anthropoid an·thro·poid (ān'thrə-poid')
adj.
Resembling human beings in structure and form.
Of or belonging to the family of great apes including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.
Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.
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Pair of lice lost or parasites regained: the evolutionary history of anthropoid primate lice.
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